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Salicinium- treatment for cancer
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My dad has metastatic colon cancer. He is currently about 6 months into being treated with Salicinium. He started with the traditional IV doses and then has continued with the oral. Nobody in our area is familiar with this treatment. We are looking for some kind of support/chat group, or any personal experiences from others have experienced in their first year of treatment with Salicinium. This has not been an easy road and I feel like we would have some sense of comfort in just talking with others have have shared our experience.
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Welcome, @s2bcf. I see that you and your dad are looking into integrative or alternative therapies for metastatic colorectal cancer. Salicinium or salinomycin is a treatment that shows promise in test tube (in vitro) and mice (in vivo) testing. More study is required in human clinical trials to confirm its efficacy.
See this review:
- Salinomycin as a potent anticancer stem cell agent: State of the art and future directions https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9298915/
See this excerpt:
"Salinomycin has been used as a poultry medicine for a long time and found to be an anticancer agent since 2009. Mounting data have been published in various cancer types regarding its anti‐CSC activity from preclinical research both in vitro and in vivo. However, it has not been widely used clinically in humans."
@s2bcf, is your father in a clinical trial? Is this a treatment that was recommended by his cancer care team?
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3 ReactionsNo he is not part of a clinical trial but has been given this treatment by his medical team. We are looking for other patients who have had similar treatment. Some kind of support group for this integrative treatment.
Hi, Is your dad still on the salicinium treatment? My husband has been on it for almost 2 years.
Good morning,@nmagg. This forum is a great place to Connect with other members such as @s2bcf, whose father is also taking Salicinium for his colon cancer. You mentioned your husband has been usng this medication for the past 2 years. Is this also for Colon Cancer? How is he feeling?
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1 ReactionHe has lung cancer, stage 4. He 63.
So is her dad still alive?
Unfortunately my dad passed away in May. I do think the salicinium helped prolong the time he had left with little side effects compared to chemo, however his cancer was just too progressed.
I’m so sorry to hear about the loss of your father. It was special that you had a few more years to spend together because of the treatments he was receiving. Cancer takes way too many of our loved ones…
Was that all he was on, the Salicinium?
How did you guys hear about the Salicinium?
Like no one I know, knows about it! We are like on our own!
If at all possible can you contact me so I can ask more questions?
I'm Nancy
The best resource I can give you is an email for Suzannah Roberts, she works for the manufacturer of Salicinium and was an AMAZING resource for us. She was very good at responding to emails. She could help you far better than I can. suzannah@forperfectbalance.com
Good morning, @nmagg. There are a number of members in our forum with varying stages of lung cancer. I’d like to have you follow this link over to the Lung Cancer Support group where you’ll be able to connect with fellow members and their caregivers.
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/lung-cancer/You’ll see discussions such as this one with members @sophal168, @lmd1 @etb2 @lls8000 and many others:
Lung Cancer EGFR Mutation Stage 4: What treatments did you have?
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/newly-diagnosed-lung-cancer-egfr-mutation-stage4/
Was your husband diagnosed with a specific type of lung cancer?
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